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[When sailing o'er time's restless sea]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Asa Hull Incipit: 34565 45121 76543 Used With Text: Breezes from Land

Author: Miss P. J. Owens Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: When sailing o'er time's restless sea Refrain First Line: O, waiting souls rejoice Used With Tune: [When sailing o'er time's restless sea]

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Breezes from Land

Author: P. J. Owens Hymnal: Gospel Praise Book. #78 (1885) First Line: When sailing o'er time's restless sea Refrain First Line: O, waiting souls, rejoice Lyrics: 1 When sailing o’er time’s restless sea, Beneath a clouded sky; How sweet the whisper comes to me, A Saviour ever nigh. Breezes from the heav’nly land, They sweep across the sea; They waft the music on the strand, The song of hope to me. Chorus: O, waiting souls, rejoice, We’re near the holy strand, List! ‘tis the Saviour’s voice, The welcome breeze from land. 2 Loud raves the voice of angry gales, But while the breakers foam, A soft wind fans the spreading sails, The pleasant breeze from home. Breezes from the heav’nly land, They sweep the billows o’er, The voices of a loving band Are wafted from the shore. [Chorus] 3 Then let the frowning clouds grow dark, The tempest wildly rave; A strong hand guides the laden bark Across the stormy wave. Breezes from the heav’nly land, They murmur o’er the wave, The welcome of an outstretched hand, A heart that bled to save. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [When sailing o'er time's restless sea]

Breezes from Land

Author: Miss P. J. Owens Hymnal: Garlands of Praise #124b (1876) First Line: When sailing o'er time's restless sea Refrain First Line: O, waiting souls rejoice Languages: English Tune Title: [When sailing o'er time's restless sea]

Breezes from Land

Author: P. J. Owens Hymnal: Gospel Praise Book #78 (1879) First Line: When sailing o'er time's restless sea Refrain First Line: O, waiting souls, rejoice Languages: English Tune Title: [When sailing o'er time's restless sea]

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Priscilla Jane Owens

1829 - 1907 Person Name: P. J. Owens Author of "Breezes from Land" in Gospel Praise Book. Owens, Priscilla Jane, was born July 21, 1829, of Scotch and Welsh descent, and is now (1906) resident at Baltimore, where she is engaged in public-school work. For 50 years Miss Owen has interested herself in Sunday-school work, and most of her hymns were written for children's services. Her hymn in the Scotch Church Hymnary, 1898, "We have heard a joyful sound" (Missions), was written for a Sunday-school Mission Anniversary, and the words were adapted to the chorus "Vive le Roi" in the opera The Huguenots. [Rev. James Bonar, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix II (1907) ========================= Owens, Priscilla Jane. (July 21, 1829--December 5, 1907). Of Scottish and Welsh ancestry, she spent her entire life in Baltimore. She was a public school teacher there for 49 years. She was a member of the Union Square Methodist Church and took particular interest in its Sunday School. Her literary efforts, both in prose and poetry, appeared in such religious periodicals as the Methodist Protestant and the Christian Standard. --William J. Reynolds, DNAH Archives

Asa Hull

1828 - 1907 Composer of "[When sailing o'er time's restless sea]" in Gospel Praise Book. Asa Hull USA 1828-1907. Born in Keene, NY, he became a music publisher in New York City. He married Emma F Atherton, and they had a daughter, Harriett. He wrote many tunes and authored temperance rallying songs. He published 33 works, of which 21 were songbooks, between 1863-1895. He died in Philadelphia, PA. John Perry